Tag Archives: Brendan McCarthy

Third Gotham Calling Manifesto

Detective Comics #483 I started this blog a decade ago in the spirit of entertainment – for others as much as for myself. I spent much of my life reading and thinking about Batman comics, so I wanted to share … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (16 September 2024)

This Monday’s reminder focuses, once again, on the awesomeness of covers with headshots:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 August 2024)

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also quite meta:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 May 2024)

Given the terrifying escalation of war, nationalism, and climate crisis, to which we can now add mass arrests of students protesting against genocide, it is not surprising that we’re in the midst of a surge of mainstream dystopias, from Civil … Continue reading

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Another dozen 2000 AD covers

As mentioned before, I’m a huge fan of 2000 AD’s covers, especially of the way they spotlight the amazing character designs in those comics. With that in mind, this week I want to single out a specific subgenre of cover … Continue reading

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A dozen classic 2000 AD covers

Since this year’s weekly reminders that comics can be awesome have been focusing on splash pages, double spreads, and short sequences of interior artwork, it’s been a while since I’ve highlighted covers, which are actually one of my favorite features … Continue reading

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Have a Gotham 2023

2000 AD and Tornado #146

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 September 2022)

Another week, another reminder that comic book covers can be freaking awesome…

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (February 2019)

Your monthly reminder that comics can be awesome… 2000 AD #1778 DC Challenge #11 Prism Stalker #2

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Peter Milligan’s heady Batman

Peter Milligan has written some of my all-time favorite comic series, including the surrealist fantasy Shade, the Changing Man, the existential crime thriller Human Target, and the superhero pop satire X-Statix. However, as even his biggest fans will point out, … Continue reading

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